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John Bailey recommended The Battle of Algiers (1966) in Movies (curated)

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

1966 | Classics, Drama, War

7.4

(8 Ratings)

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"This is a film that every year becomes more and more timely. On a sociopolitical level, its struggle of a people to win national identity against an oppressive regime is the ongoing story of our times. Its raw visual camera technique is in perfect synchronicity with the digital aesthetic of much contemporary filmmaking. Even now, it justifies its up-front disclaimer that not a foot of it is “documentary.”"

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Terrence McNally recommended The Great Gatsby in Books (curated)

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald | 1925 | Fiction & Poetry

7.3

(126 Ratings)

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"I reread this book every couple of years. I’m still trying to understand why it has me so completely in its thrall. It’s a mystery, wrapped in a dream. No wonder all attempts to film, dramatize or musicalize it have missed. These are not “real” people. They are ghosts of the American dream who continue to haunt us. Their laughter seems long ago but their sadness is contemporary."

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Matthew Modine recommended White Noise in Books (curated)

White Noise

Don DeLillo | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

4.0

(1 Ratings)

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"Alright, I said before that I missed Vonnegut. Well, Don DeLillo isn’t Vonnegut. And he’s not trying to be. He’s like Vonnegut and is an equal wordsmith. DeLillo is also a brilliant observer of life with a deliciously wicked sense of humor. He understands how best to employ irony and uses it to point out our collective anxieties and the absurdities of contemporary living. DeLillo is the shit."

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Merissa (11961 KP) created a post

May 10, 2021

"My heart went out to both of these down-but-not-out men, and I couldn't wait for them to fit their pieces together to form a whole."

Mine, Body and Soul: Trilogy (The Playroom #1-3) by J.P. Sayle - @Archaeolibrary, @JPSayle69, #Contemporary, #MM, #Romance, #BDSM, 4 out of 5 (very good)

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/mine-body-and-soul-trilogy-the-playroom-1-3-by-j-p-sayle

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Art of Regret: A Novel in Books

Oct 7, 2020

I don’t often read contemporary fiction, but when I do, I need the book to give me something I can think about. In Mary Fleming’s new book, she certainly does give us just that (and please don’t judge this book by its cover). See what I thought of it in my latest #bookreview on my blog now. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/10/25/a-path-to-changing-gears/